tripping balls (a music podcast?)

Why you should never look forward to anything, old music for old people, don't look back (you can never look back), chunks of fuzz, recycled leftovers, eatin' dust, going for it (live), fighting trucks, guitar-brand-based comedy, bootleg Buena Vista, get up (get on up), Beeso's motivations, tsunami warnings, teeting off, Thriller Is Trash V: Assignment Miami Beach, push the button(s), St George can't play, sizzle, flashes of inspiration, green and gold covers, transatlantic track shuffling, slicks in sleet and the importance of having good friends who support your creative endeavours. This week we reviewed new albums from The Breeders (again) and Fu Manchu, while Beeso's 'classic' is the 2003 debut album from The Cat Empire. Next week: the debut album* from Brunswick indie kids Press Club, new Sarah Blasko and classic experiential Jimi Hendrix from 1967. Review albums are on our After Dark album review playlist; our fave tracks of the year are on our 2018 After Dark Mixtape.

*this might be the giveaway Beeso was talking out his fundament ref. them being around when he was running venues in the early oughts

Dubs taking sickies, low seeds you don't want, storm chasing, Stuie MacLillard, Beeso on sledging/sledging on Beeso, bricks for tanks, Denver The Last Dinosaur, Spurs on the outside, offensive offense, sticky Raptors, Bucks short, The Pat Connaughton Experience, playoff life expectancy, Spies Like Pop, semi-operational Death Stars, rebuilding Wall, comparing the Gold Coast Titans to a team with an actual fanbase, Wayne-ovator's delight, LeBron killed a guy, East playoff potentials, 76 in a 100 zone, State of Oregon, Dante's return-o, the Suns try to kill Rrrricky Rrrrubio, Fantasy World Cup (not the excellent Baddiel/Skinner show from 1998), CP3 stays Me7o, Vinny Del Negro with better press, Barbary of Sevilla, Champions League quarters, the word Doc is trying to remember is 'coefficient', Scotland with sunshine, Scotland with sauerkraut, Scotland with sovereign Qatari wealth, Pietering out, and in time added on, twitter Philandery and sledging: have you tried turning it off and turning it back on again.

*we are in no way agreeing that Dante is or will be a bust but were never passing up the shot at an excellent Chemical Brothers reference

Yer Old, Polish victory laps, thinking you know these guys, half pixies, The Splash After The Last One, don't be nice, Jazz Odyssey, beyond the rusteds, the_fauves_defender has logged on, making old people happy, industrial relations, boomers on social media, off-peak and off-piste, DYLAN DYLAN DYLAN DYLAN DYLAN, Al your fault, classic upsets, as good a Bob Dylan impression as has ever been committed to recording, Thriller Is Trash IV: A New Hope, The History And Philosophy Of Classic Albums, Neverrewind, Chooks Against Reagan, comparing eras (again), bad but influential, Beeso is wrong, what makes art important, and yes, more Jazz Odyssey. We hope you like our new direction. Shouts to Adamhfoto for guesting this week, in which we reviewed The Breeders' All Nerve and Ministry's AmeriKKKant. Next week Beeso's back to give his take on All Nerve, plus we review new Fu Manchu and a (very) arguable classic from The Cat Empire circa 2003. Review albums are on our After Dark album review playlist; our fave tracks of the year are on our 2018 After Dark Mixtape.

Special emergency guest host Adamhfoto joins the Doc to discuss check 1-2, does sledging work, dropping the pitch mic, Mrs Warner before she was Mrs Warner, golden cucks, everything is Steve Waugh's fault, imaginary Great Danes, on-pitch ad breaks, the Wrong Reverend, sledging Kegs, #OffBrand, talking balls on #BALLS, immovable objects, bad Lodge takes, crimes against yourself, say no to eight dollar pies, captive premiums, Posterization Nation, Hardenaldo, Blazing it, flawed contenders, unSpursy Spurs, broken narratives, Lebron has trust issues, Dubs depth, Tiger tries to win a thing*, Loeb: it's French for GOAT, the wrong Lyon, Rashid Khan't and comparing eras.

*Spoilers: Tiger did not win the thing

Talking about your feelings, STDAs, risk and daring, Buckley's chance, seachangelings, the right space, dropping J's, Mark Ronseal, metal prototypes, Thriller Is Trash 3 (Man United 0), carbon-dated production choices, history in reverse, double legacies, Pew Pew Pew Research, cis-white-male diplomatic immunity has just been revoked, the depths of hell, haven't we done this before, the St Kilda sand, Balls After What? and 404 ep not found. This week Franz Ferdinand were Always Ascending, Joan As Police Woman showed Damned Devotion and Judas Priest flashed British Steel (rusted.) Next week, in another all-legacy act special: The Breeders, Fu Manchu and The Cat Empire's STDA from 2003. Review albums are on our After Dark album review playlist; best tracks of the year are on our 2018 After Dark Mixtape.

Snowsports coverage, around the grounds, storytelling on demand, adopting Canadians, narrative over everything, CA go straight to market, Philanderthropy, having enough stuff, NEVALOST, transforming SA cricket, better without Wall, hot take analytics, carpet C-bombing, spilt tea and #pettywarz, ROY slavin', top tips, third quarter Dubs, third placed Spurs, showing your stuff, Dame Time, Harden on power forwards, winning the Blake trade, Wade heroics, Raptors offence, LeBron to Philly, get Bogut a job, Ron Mueck references and the sport of AFL. (We never did get back to the Atlanta twitter thing, but here it is.)

Everywhere is Mount Morgan, Stormzy spits fire, class tourism, gimme all your money, the end of monoculturism, sold out in Gladstone, the Bill Russell of albums, Michael Jordan eating popcorn dot gif, circular arguments, Jett Generation, shaking it up, tasty snacks, milquetoast (DRINK), bio hazards, #RealOpeners, solid energy, indie teen movie soundtracks, all that and less, poppity poppity pop, what percentage trash is permissable in a classic album, new music deserts, Rob's got the look (he's got the look), Air Bruce, Spotify out here trolling #beesointhebushes, aromatherapy, old washed Kurt and losing your stage vision. Reviewed this week: Bat Fangs' self-titled debut, Blend Inn by Hockey Dad and Oracular Spectacular (2007) by MGMT. Next week: new stuff from Joan As Police Woman and Franz Ferdinand, and a classic from the dawn of heavy metal from Judas Priest. Review albums hang out on our After Dark album review playlist; shouts to our 2018 After Dark Mixtape.

Thorn in my side, missing Link, the business of All Star, playoff playins, mixed messaging, Game Set Match, defusing Rockets, CAVS IN CRISIS, the Raptors fight fate, the Butler didn't do it (DNP-CBF)*, dunking on judges, Jim's GM Blaming, the Cuban Missive Crisis, Defo Maybe, degenerate Australian NBA gambling, cheaper League Pass, live sport needs a live audience, AFLYtho, taking February off, disLodging the Broncos, Sam Kerr is not here for your nonsense and (tell me why) Frankfurt doesn't like Mondays. 

*because the fates love themselves some irony, Jimmy Butler did his knee in his first game back after All Star, DNP-CBF or not. Goodnight Minnesota.

Palate defibrillators, performative wokeness, Bjork O, going somewhere, artistic inspirations, fraint paise, ⸘INTERROBANGS‽, DIY bios, cannon eisteddfodder, punishing earnestness, the only good concert band is a dead concert band, Paul McCartney Ruins Things, 1980s pop benchmarking, virgins and prayer, disco funk rootage, self-caricature, the art vs the artist, getting blamed for your descendents, more fun side projects, middle management, free kicks, popping the trunk, stupid done clever and the future of gayface,  plus a special After After Dark. In this week's After Dark, Beeso and the Doc review new albums from Dream Wife and The Go! Team while Michael Jackson's Thriller is our classic. Next week: Bat Fangs' debut, Blend Inn by Hockey Dad and a 2007 CLSC from MGMT. FKNAWSM. This, last and next week's albums are as always on our After Dark album review playlist; our 2018 After Dark Mixtape gets better every week. Statistically it has to, right?

In which Beeso and the Doc talk Blake mysteries, making Sir Ed, Beeso in the bushes, act like you've been here before, hail Marys, Turkish Delly, upbeat Jazz, schedule effects, losing Heat, reinventing yourself, Rose v. Wade, hangovers from 2016, horny Czechs, Frankie Smokes, recruiting from Boston, your moment of Zen, noone likes hearing the Truth, no second option, outPacing expectations, coaching yourself, NBA Disrespect Twitter, back of the west, playing minutes concern trolling, working through your holidays, bring back Boris, #thewestiscomfortablymediocre, Nike owns London, football in hell, cage matches at sea*, Shaq's early (but he's ready) and meeting the superhumans.

*Fun fact: Nike's '02 World Cup 'Secret Tournament' ad series was directed by Terry Gilliam. At $100M it was one of his cheaper projects, and actually got delivered on time.